Power head for pumps



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ATTORNEY into an oil reservoir, as indicated by the numeral 26. The oilin the reservoir is sufficient to partially cover the gears 7 and theirassociated parts during the operation of the pump head.

I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may beclearly embraced within my claims and the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. I11 a power head for pumps, a casing having a guide, a gear rotatablymounted in said casing, a shaft eccentrically mounted on said gear, alink having a relatively long bearing at one end engaging said shaft, aspindle on the other end of said link, a roller on said spindle guidedby said guide, and a pump rod attached to said spindle.

2. In a power head for pumps, a casing having a pair of guide flangesthereon, a gear rotatably mounted in said casing, a shaft eccentricallymounted on said gear, a link having a relatively long bearing at one endengaging said shaft, a spindle on the other end of said link, a rolleron said spindle guided between said flanges, and a pump rod attached tosaid spindle.

3. In a power head for pumps, a casing having a guideway and a front anda rear Wall, a gear rotatably mounted on each of said walls, aneccentrically mounted shaft on said gears, a bearing on said shaftextending between said gears, a link extending from said. bearing andhaving on the outer end thereqf a spindle, a roller on said spindle insaid guideway, and a pump rod attached to said spindle.

4. In a power head for pumps, a casing having a guideway and a front anda rear wall, a gear rotatably mounted on each of said walls, aneccentrically mounted shaft on said gears, a bearing on said shaftextending between said gears, a link extending from said bearing andhaving on the outer end thereof a spindle, said link being composed ofan arm at right angles to one end of said bearing and another armextending obliquely from the other end of said bearing and meeting thefirst-named arm at the spindle, and a pump rod attached to said spindleand guided by said guidewa 5. In a power head or pumps, a casing havinga guideway and a front and a rear wall, a gear rotatably mounted on eachof said walls, an eccentrically mounted shaft on said gears, a bearingon said shaft extending between said gears, a link extending from saidbearing and having on the outer end thereof a spindle, said link beingcomposed of an arm at right angles to one end of said bearing andanother arm extending obliquely from the other end of said bearing andmeeting the first-named arm at the spindle, a

roller on said spindle moving in said guide-- way, and a pump rodattached to said spindle.

6. In a power head for pumps, a reciprocable pump rod, a rotatable powertransmission means consisting of a pair of spaced gears eccentricallyconnected by a shaft having its axis of rotation in a plane passinglongitudinally through said pump rod, and means engaging said shaftadjacent said gears and connecting said rotatable means to said pump rodwhereby rotation of said rotatable means reciprocates said pump rod.

7. In a power head for pumps, a reciprocable pump rod, a rotatable powertransmission means consisting of a pair of gears eccentrically connectedby a shaft having its axis of rotation in a plane passing longitudinallythrough said pump rod, and means engaging said shaft and connecting saidrotatable means to said pump rod, said lastnamed means consisting of apair of converging arms extending from said shaft to said pump rodwhereby the pump rod may be reciprocated by the rotation of saidrotatable means.

8. In a power head for pumps, a discharge head having a cylinderextending upward therefrom, a pump rod and plunger in said cylinder, acasing attached to said discharge head, said casing having a pair ofguide flanges thereon and a front and a rear wall, a stub shaft in eachwall in line with said pump rod, a gear on each stub shaft, a shaftconnecting said gears near the periphery thereof, a bearing on said lastshaft, and a triangular-shaped link extending from said bearing with aspindle on the end thereof engaging said pump rod and a roller on saidspindle between said guide flanges.

9. In a power head for pumps, a vertically reciprocatory pump rod,spaced power means rotating on an axis at right angles to the major axisof the pump rod, means connecting said power means rotating therewithand around the axis thereof, and an arm carried thereby extending fromthe power means and connected to the pump rod, means for guiding the endof the arm in the plane of reciprocation of the pump rod while the otherend of the arm is free to move about the axis of rotation of the powermeans.

10. In a power head for pumps, a vertically reciprocatory pump rod,spaced power means rotating on an axis at right angles to the major axisof the pump rod, means connecting said power means rotating there- Withand around the axis thereof, and an arm carried thereby extending fromthe power means and connected to the pump rod, means for guiding the endof the arm in the plane of reciprocation of the pump rod while the otherend of the arm is free to move about the axis of rotation of the powerhead, the axis of rotation of the power means lying in the same plane asthe plane of reciprocation of the pump rod but at right angles to themajor axis of said pump ro 11. In a power head for pumps, a pump rod, apair of spaced power devices, said rod and devices moving in parallelvertical planes, the axis of rotation of the power de- VlCGS passingthrough said pump rod, an

arm carried by said power devices eccentrically located with respect tosaid power devices axis'and connected at its other end to the pump rod.

12. In a power head, a casing, driving gears therein axially aligned, aneccentrically mounted pitman carried therebetween extending out of saidcasing, a pump rod connected to said pitman, and means for guiding saidrod in the plane of the center of said gears. I

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

PHILIP A. MYERS.

